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Qualification and Programme Title
B.A. Philosophy and English with International Study Year Full-time
Programme Code
7559
Delivery Location
Campus
Language of Study
English
Length of Programme
4 Year(s)
Accreditations
This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme
The 4-year JH BA with Philosophy programme shares the following educational aims with the 3-year JH BA with Philosophy BA programme: the programme aims to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of central areas of philosophy, its methods and history. It aims to engage their interest in and enthusiasm for issues of philosophy and to foster within them the skills distinctive of good philosophy: to be able to analyse claims and arguments accurately and to be able to present their own views clearly and with supporting arguments. It aims thereby to enrich the lives of students who take it, and to provide society with the resource of graduates who can think and express their thoughts in a clear and logical manner. Graduates equipped with these transferable skills as well as with the knowledge of the subject's contents will be employed in a wide range of occupations.
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
Theories and arguments of some major philosophers, past and present
Some central theories and arguments in the fields of logic, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, ethics broadly understood
A range of techniques of philosophical reasoning
Lectures, tutorials, seminars, independent study, close reading of texts
Exams, essays, coursework exercises, project work
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes:
Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods:
and assessed using the following methods:
To interpret philosophical writing from a variety of ages and traditions
To analyse positions and arguments
To present cogent arguments in defence of their views
To understand and use a range of specialised philosophical terminology
To display independent understanding of philosophical views and arguments
To communicate, and organise their studies, effectively in a foreign setting
Lectures, tutorials, seminars, independent study, close reading of texts
